Bukayo Saka injury update leaves Arsenal fans with nervous wait

Dom Farrell

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Bukayo Saka injury update leaves Arsenal fans with nervous wait image

Bukayo Saka is set for a scan after injury forced him off during the second half of England's 2-1 UEFA Nations League defeat to Greece.

Vangelis Pavlidis' stoppage-time winner stunned Wembley after a line-up packed with attacking talent selected by interim Three Lions boss Lee Carsley produced a disjointed performance.

Saka started in his customary position on the right wing but hobbled off holding the back of his right leg after Benfica forward Pavlidis opened the scoring midway through the second half.

As reported by The Standard, the Arsenal star will now undergo a scan ahead of Sunday's match in Finland.

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What did Lee Carsley say about Bukayo Saka's injury?

“He’s being assessed,” Carsley told reporters after the match. 

“In the build-up to the first goal, you could see he felt something in his leg.”

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Arsenal injuries latest

Gunners boss Mikel Arteta will hope Saka's setback is nothing serious given he already has another of his influential creators on the sidelines.

Martin Odegaard has not featured since damaging ankle ligaments while on duty with Norway during the previous international break.

Arsenal are a point behind leaders Liverpool at the top of the Premier League and return to action on October 19 with a trip to Bournemouth.

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.